Volo’s Guide to the North has always been one of my favorite sourcebooks. (Very inspirational!) Are any of the major cities in the North/Savage Frontier loosely modeled after any major Canadian cities (in terms of geographic location, climate, politics, etc)? No, not at all. I avoid real-world analogues when creating the Realms (some other designers, not so much). The North/Savage Frontier has climate similarities to certain regions in Canada, but those areas have no major Canadian cities (we have few).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 17, 2020